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Offline RonR

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GTI8938 Engine Strikes Runway at PANC on Landing
« on: January 26, 2024, 01:16:48 PM »
An Atlas Air B747 was touching down for landing on runway 7R at Anchorage (PANC) when one of the four engine pods struck the runway.  The flight crew performed a go-around and landed safely on runway 7R a short time later.  The flight crew made no mention of an engine making contact with the ground and ATC did not ask the crew the reason for the miss.  The weather was not that great at the time.  There's no mention of the engine ground-contact in the attached audio...

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI8938/history/20240124/0645Z/RKSI/PANC

https://avherald.com/h?article=5141f9a2&opt=0
« Last Edit: January 26, 2024, 01:19:06 PM by RonR »